![]() In BREAKOUT, Anthony has to decide whether or not to defy school rules and perform his viral hit song, one that includes some choice f-bomb lyrics. In CARLOS, Trina has to decide whether she will stand up to her band of so-called friends, and whether those friendships are right for her. That narrator, Trina, was exactly the kind of fast-talking, conflict-magnet girl who’d made every seventh grade class a harrowing drama. A similar thing had happened with my first novel CARLOS IS GONNA GET IT. I was like, come on, I really have to spend more time with you?īut I knew to run with it. So I was pretty surprised, after having a particularly challenging group of eighth grade boys, to hear Anthony Castillo’s voice in my head, narrating the start of my new novel BREAKOUT. ![]() ![]() I’d bet that everyone who’s worked in education has felt this way at least a time or ten. We’d get to the middle of the school year and I’d think, fine, you don’t want to make the effort? I’ll focus on the kids who actually care. ![]()
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